Sometimes all we need to feel safe and hang on another day is a song that tells us, "It Won't Always Be This Way;" here's that song.
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Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in May since 1949. May is a time to raise awareness of those living with mental or behavioral health issues, help reduce the stigma so many experience, and provide information about resources available in the community. Many innovative strategies to identify and treat behavioral disorders are improving the quality of life for people who are suffering. The more we are aware of what’s available the more able we will be to help those in need to feel safe and free from sorrow and fear.
Why am I bringing this up? Within the last year, Brother Peace - a monastic at my beloved Deer Park Monastery - lost both of his parents, to suicide. In response he wrote a song to bring deep healing because “It won’t always be this way.” Click here to listen to Brother Peace.
It Won't Always Be This Way (lyrics)
It won’t always be this way
Will you live dear another day
And give yourself
One more honest chance
Life isn’t stone, it’s a flowing dance
And seasons change
It won’t always be this way
It won’t always be this way
And if you’re struggling
To find meaning in this world
You’re not alone dear
Let’s watch miracles unfurl
Shifting sunsets
Golden mountain light
Pools of water
Iced from winter nights
And all is blooming
It won’t always be this way
It won’t always be this way
It won’t always be this way
Everything that is must come to end
So enjoy now
This perfect day
Things are changing and your broken heart will mend
If you need me I’m right here inside of you
You can find me looking deeply at the moon
Feeling in-breath
Filling belly up
Healing out-breath
Let life fill your cup
Enjoy this moment
It won’t always be this way
It won’t always be this way."
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